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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Lucy the Elephant in New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant
"Lucy" is a National Historic Landmark. She was built in 1881 by James Lafferty. Lucy stands six stories tall and weights 90 tons. Lucy was used as a function building. Now visitors can tour inside for a small fee.

unused, from 2013

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Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Atlantic County, New Jersey in an effort to sell real estate and attract tourism.

Today, this is a tourist attraction. Guided tours take visitors into the building through the spiral staircase in the left rear leg up into the interior, then up again into the howdah to see views of Margate, the Atlantic City skyline, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Sooner or later everyone "Loves Lucy"It would be fun to visit her. I posted a card of her myself one year ago today Sept. 8th. http://luvlinens.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-love-lucy.htmlsome coincidence. She is just too great to be forgotten.

Facts about my collection...

I have been collecting stamped, mailed postcards since 1973. I have cards made from plastic, fabric, wood, metal, leather, and paper. Also, cards announcing the wrong person as president of the U.S., cards that are actual puzzles, cards that are playable records, light switch covers and a card mailed from the initial flight of the Hindenburg, 3D cards, hold to light cards, 1912 Titanic postcard and just about everything you can think of! So far I have over 12,000postcards scanned with many more still to go.

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